On Monday, six children (now adults) raised by same-sex parents in the
United States wrote a letter supporting the designers, thanking them for
speaking up for the rights of children to both a mother and a father.

“Every human being has a mother and a father, and to cut either from a
child’s life is to rob the child of dignity, humanity, and equality,”
the letter reads.

The signers said Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who are openly
gay, expressed what they’ve learned through their own life experience,
which is that while gay parents can be very loving, children are best
supported when raised by a mother and a father.

Even though some of the signers are themselves gay, they all raise their children with their opposite-sex parents.

“We know that gay parents can be loving, since we loved our parents and they loved us,” they wrote.

“Nonetheless, we have all had firsthand experience with the harsh
backlash that follows when the dominant view of ‘gay parenting’ as
universally positive is questioned.”

The letter was published on the blog askthebigot.com, whose main author
calls herself the “bigot”. The author was raised by her mother and her
mother’s same-sex partner. She converted to Christianity in high school,
and now writes about being raised within a same-sex home, and about how
voices like hers are almost always silenced by the powerful gay lobby.
In her blog’s description, she writes: “The discussion about gay
marriage deserves more than the one-liner and bumper sticker jabs that
both sides lob into the debate. Having been raised by my mother who is
in a same-sex relationship, this is my attempt to present my thoughts
unapologetically but with sensitivity and fairness. Thanks for reading.”

Those who receive the most vicious attacks from the gay lobby are often
those within the gay community themselves who dare to speak out in
favor of traditional marriages and families, the letter notes. Still,
even though the attacks will be fierce and their business will likely
take a hit, the signers encouraged Dolce and Gabbana to stand by their
comments regardless.

“If you back down from what you said and apologize, it will leave the
children of gay homes even more vulnerable and discredited,” the letter
reads. “It is important for our sake, for the sake of Italian children
as well, that you not apologize or capitulate.”

The comments from Dolce and Gabbana that sparked the firestorm were
that the “family is not a fad” that society has “invented ourselves.” In
addition to supporting traditional marriage, the couple condemned the
use of artificial means of contraception, such as in-vitro
fertilization, and said that pro-creation should be an “act of love”
rather than an “experiment.”

“We, a gay couple, say no to gay adoptions. Enough chemical children
and wombs for rent. Children should have a mother and a father,” the
pair told the magazine.

Their comments brought about significant backlash from several
celebrities, most prominently from singer-songwriter and gay parent
Elton John, who called their views “archaic” and started a campaign
against the pair with #BoycottDolceGabbana.

The Italian designers responded that they were just stating their personal views rather than judging people.

"We firmly believe in democracy and the fundamental principle of
freedom of expression that upholds it," Gabbana said in a statement. "We
talked about our way of seeing reality, but it was never our intention
to judge other people's choices. We do believe in freedom and love."

The six signers of the letter on the blog include Heather Barwick,
contributor to Federalist; Rivka Edelman, co-author of Jephthah’s
Daughters: Innocent Casualties in the War for Family Equality; Katy
Faust, writer at asktheBigot; Robert Oscar Lopez, co-author of
Jephthah’s Daughters: Innocent Casualties in the War for Family
Equality; Denise Shick, author of My Daddy’s Secret; and Dawn
Stefanowicz, author of Fuori Dal Buio: La Mia Vita Con Un Padre Gay.

Each of the signers plan on penning a letter to the United States
Supreme Court, which is set to rule on gay marriage this summer, and
said that the comments from Dolce and Gabbana provided inspiration.

2 comments:

I posted this http://kneelingcatholic.blogspot.com/2015/03/some-of-taken-lately-by-outspoken.html on Sunday. I pointed out how the 'lavender community' could really get in a snit and also speculated about the large 'lavender community' we have within the clergy's capacity for revenge against people it cannot silence.....

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